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1001 Must-Read Books Not Written by Dead White Dudes - Page 8

...or live ones, for that matter. No offense intended to white guys. White men are just over-represented in "must-read" book lists, literary prizes, and in literature in general. These are all books written by either women or authors of color. They have all been identified as "must read books" according to various literature lists.
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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
282
Fall on Your Knees (Ann-Marie MacDonald)
Fall on Your Knees
Ann-Marie MacDonald
283
Family Lexicon (Natalia Ginzburg)
Family Lexicon
Natalia Ginzburg
284
Family Matters (Rohinton Mistry)
Family Matters
Rohinton Mistry
285
The Famished Road (Ben Okri)
The Famished Road
Ben Okri
286
A Far Cry From Kensington (Muriel Spark)
A Far Cry From Kensington
Muriel Spark
287
Far From the Tree (Robin Benway)
Far From the Tree
Robin Benway
288
The Far Pavilions (M.M. Kaye)
The Far Pavilions
M.M. Kaye
289
A Fatal Inversion (Barbara Vine)
A Fatal Inversion
Barbara Vine
290
Fear and Trembling (Amelie Nothomb)
Fear and Trembling
Amelie Nothomb
291
Fear of Flying (Erica Jong)
Fear of Flying
Erica Jong
292
The Feast of the Goat (Mario Vargas Llosa)
The Feast of the Goat
Mario Vargas Llosa
293
The Female Man (Joanna Russ)
The Female Man
Joanna Russ
294
The Female Quixote (Charlotte Lennox)
The Female Quixote
Charlotte Lennox
295
Fences (August Wilson)
Fences
August Wilson
296
The Fifth Child (Doris Lessing)
The Fifth Child
Doris Lessing
297
A Fine Balance (Rohinton Mistry)
A Fine Balance
Rohinton Mistry
298
Fingersmith (Sarah Waters)
Fingersmith
Sarah Waters
299
Fireflies (Shiva Naipaul)
Fireflies
Shiva Naipaul
300
The First Garden (Anne Hébert)
The First Garden
Anne Hébert
301
Five Children and It (E. Nesbit)
Five Children and It
E. Nesbit
302
The Flame Trees of Thika (Elspeth Huxley)
The Flame Trees of Thika
Elspeth Huxley
303
The Flamethrowers, Rachel Kushner
The Flamethrowers, Rachel Kushner
304
Flights (Olga Tokarczuk)
Flights
Olga Tokarczuk
305
Fool's Gold (Maro Douka)
Fool's Gold
Maro Douka
306
Foreign Affairs (Alison Lurie)
Foreign Affairs
Alison Lurie
307
Forever a Stranger (Hella Haasse)
Forever a Stranger
Hella Haasse
308
Fortunes of War: The Balkan Trilogy (Olivia Manning)
Fortunes of War: The Balkan Trilogy
Olivia Manning
309
The Fountain Overflows (Rebecca West)
The Fountain Overflows
Rebecca West
310
The Fountainhead (Ayn Rand)
The Fountainhead
Ayn Rand
311
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
Mary Shelley
312
The Friend (Sigrid Nunez)
The Friend
Sigrid Nunez
313
From the Fifteenth District (Mavis Gallant)
From the Fifteenth District
Mavis Gallant
314
Fugitive Pieces (Anne Michaels)
Fugitive Pieces
Anne Michaels
315
Fun Home (Alison Bechdel)
Fun Home
Alison Bechdel
316
Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon (Jorge Amado)
Gabriela, Clove and Cinnamon
Jorge Amado
317
Gabriel's Gift (Hanif Kureishi)
Gabriel's Gift
Hanif Kureishi
318
A Game of Hide and Seek (Elizabeth Taylor)
A Game of Hide and Seek
Elizabeth Taylor
319
The Game of Kings
The Game of Kings
320
The Garden Party (Katherine Mansfield)
The Garden Party
Katherine Mansfield
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